Ideal Quotes

1406 Ideal quotes by 1036 unique authors

All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it,… — John Ruskin
In government-directed economies, the collective takes priority over the individual. The moral ideal is equal results. That approach could not be further removed from the… — Paul Ryan
Happiness is ideal, it is the work of the imagination. — Marquis de Sade
My ideal registration system would be an opt-out one, where every single person is registered once they turn 18. In Australia, I'm told, everyone is… — Sharon Salzberg
Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity of America. — Jan Schakowsky
It might be said that it is the ideal of the employer to have production without employees and the ideal of the employee is to… — E F Schumacher
While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth? — George Bernard Shaw
Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but she'll appear in film and it won't work.… — Oliver Stone
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband. — Booth Tarkington
The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us. — Sachin Tendulkar
The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this dedication and this ideal means that as a child you're… — Twyla Tharp
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and… — Arnold J. Toynbee
Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery. — Garry Trudeau
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. — Mark Twain
Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best… — Morihei Ueshiba
Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to… — Swami Vivekananda
In one word, this ideal is that you are divine. — Swami Vivekananda
An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. — Voltaire
I have long been convinced that my artistic ideal stands or falls with Germany. Only the Germany that we love and desire can help us… — Richard Wagner
I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me… — Florence Welch
The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In… — Orson Welles
I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not… — Paul Wellstone
I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance. — Elie Wiesel
Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal. — Esther Williams

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